You were supposed to hoard supplies, why the heck did you hoard zombies!

Chapter 199 One Should Not Judge by Appearances

At this point, if Chen Xiaoyong still didn't realize who was manipulating everything from behind the scenes, then he was truly an idiot.

But no matter how much he thought about it, he couldn't figure out what exactly was going on with those zombies.

Why would they give up the living humans right before their eyes and head straight for the door?

Initially, Chen Xiaoyong thought it was just luck, or perhaps Peng Yue had found some way to temporarily avoid the horde, since they were wandering outside all day and might have learned some secrets unknown to others, just like him.

But now his intuition told him that this matter was most likely related to the "Young Zhang" before him as well.

The horde that breached his defenses was also part of his plan.

And Peng Yue just happened to be standing on the company's side.

The two sides had reached cooperation.

Or maybe, the brothers had already become the company's men long ago, and that's why they took advantage of the horde's attack to return to the front door of the warehouse, driving those two trucks and, along with the horde, once again broke through his recently established defenses.

"How in the world did you do it?"

"Those zombies."

Chen Xiaoyong didn't answer Zhang Ye's question but asked back with a very complex tone.

Curiosity, anger, and that intense unwillingness.

He wanted to know why.

"You want to know?"

Zhang Ye suddenly felt a cat-like amusement in his heart as he toyed with the idea of taunting the mouse one last time before its inevitable death.

He glanced at Lu Yong standing next to Chen Xiaoyong, whose face was full of fear and pleading.

"You want to know?"

Chen Xiaoyong nodded lightly.

But just as he looked at Zhang Ye expectantly, waiting for him to reveal the answer, he heard this sentence:

"But I just won't tell you!"

"Hahaha!"

Chen Xiaoyong, already on the edge of collapse, couldn't hold back anymore. You screw me over that's one thing, but to insult my dignity too?

I'll fight you, you little rascal!

The gun he had previously held in his hand was dropped on the ground when the Hunter Squad moved in.

And it was for this reason that none of the people present had anticipated that Chen Xiaoyong would suddenly lash out in such a situation. Before they could react, he had lunged forward in two steps and plunged a sharp dagger towards Zhang Ye!

Gao Feng's usually unflappable face finally showed a trace of change as she hurriedly stepped forward to try to stop him.

But just as she started to move, she saw a figure dart to the side, using their body to shield Zhang Ye.

"Puchi—"

The dagger sank into the abdomen.

Dark red blood oozed from the wound.

However, Chen Xiaoyong didn't feel any thrill; instead, he felt a growing panic because the person standing in front of him was not Zhang Ye.

It was one of the bodyguards who had been silently following behind him, wearing a smiley face mask.

Even more strangely, there was no cry of pain.

Or scream.

Before he had time to ponder why this was happening, a strong gust of wind came from the right side, sending Chen Xiaoyong's body flying! Your journey continues with My Virtual Library Empire

Not far away, Lu Yong saw his brother-in-law lying on his back, struggling in pain, and knelt on the ground with a thud.

"Young Zhang! Young Zhang!"

"Please spare us, I beg you!"

"Whatever you want, as long as my brother-in-law and I have it, we can give it to you!"

While crying out, he moved on his knees across the ground, quickly reaching in front of Zhang Ye, evidently trying to beg for mercy by holding onto his legs.

Unfortunately, before his head could touch Zhang Ye's trouser leg, he was kicked in the chin by an approaching Gao Feng.

That kick knocked Lu Yong out cold.

By now, Zhang Ye was no longer the naive young man he was when the disaster first started; at least ten people had died directly at his hands, not mentioning those criminals who would be hung at the execution rack in the safety zone every now and then.

He knew exactly what he wanted.

The Ecological Park, as the company's base in Jiangbei, couldn't be more suitable.

To hold your ground here, you had to completely uproot the previous ruling class, without showing the slightest mercy.

Once you started feeling compassion and spared these people in front of you, what you might get in return was not gratitude but endless retaliation from the shadows, just like what Peng Yue did before.

Having thought it through, what to do next became much simpler.

"Tie them up."

"Throw both of them into the river."

Just as Chen Xiaoyong tried to get up from the ground, he was immediately pushed down again by several Hunters. He was quickly tied up with his nephew, along with two stones weighing over ten pounds each.

The group soon carried the two men onto the bridge.

"Zhang surname bastard!"

"I will not let you go even as a ghost!"

Even the calmest people couldn't help but curse in the face of death, and Chen Xiaoyong was no different from those street thugs at this moment.

But no matter how he cursed, Zhang Ye did not show any sign of annoyance.

Haha, who would take a dead person seriously?

There was simply no point.

He didn't even bother to look at the dying expressions of the two men, instead turning around and heading towards his car, wondering about the situation in the Ecological Park.

And those two zombie bodyguards still followed closely behind Zhang Ye.

Behind him, there came a splash.

Water droplets scattered.

Then another splash followed.

The annoying cries and curses finally came to an abrupt end.

Gao Feng stayed on the bridge for about five minutes, until he was certain that nothing came up from the water, then he withdrew his gaze and turned to walk towards the truck at the bridgehead.

Meanwhile, a convoy of trucks had already arrived at the entrance to the Ecological Park.

Each of the drivers was tense.

Peng Liu was, too.

"Bro, is it really safe to just go in like this?"

"What if—"

"Shut your damn mouth!"

Peng Yue, next to him, also looked grave but immediately silenced him, then turned his gaze back to the guards at the gate.

From their attire, they were indeed the company's people.

And they showed no intention of attacking them.

But since the company had sold a lot of equipment to the Ecological Park, and even Peng Yue was wearing a set himself, relying solely on attire to determine if they were from the company was not very reliable.

They had to wait for a certain person to come over.

His surname was said to be Tian.

While the people on the wall did not attack them, they did not open the gate to let Peng Yue and the others in either.

They even maintained a vigilant posture with their guns at the ready.

Clearly, they were on guard against them.

After what seemed like a long time, there was suddenly a flurry of footsteps from inside the gate, and then a somewhat familiar face peeked out from the crack.

"Bro?"

"Is it really you guys?"

The man showed a delighted expression when he saw the trucks outside, and without bothering to clean the mud off his face, he excitedly ran towards the truck where Peng Yue was.

And Peng Yue, upon seeing the face of the man below, also suddenly jumped out of the truck.

The two embraced quickly, with faint sounds of someone sobbing.

"Bro—"

"I thought I'd never see you guys again!"

Peng San, who was usually rough and tough, was now sobbing like a wronged child on his elder brother's shoulder.

Behind him stood an embarrassed Tian Gou and Zhang Wei.

Appearances can be deceiving, indeed.